The religious Demographics Of The Republic Of India show a predominance of Hinduism (an umbrella term which includes many sub-denominations), accounting for 80% of the population. The second largest religion is Islam (13%).
The other natively Indian Religions , Buddhism , Jainism and Sikhism taken together account for less than 3%.
About 2% of Indians adhere to Christianity .
See Also: Demographics of India
The following is the break-up of different religions in India by population:
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